1837 JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. First Pirated Edition. Abolitionist Poems on Slavery & Liberty. Illustrated. Calvinism 16 [The Mystery of Godliness]

16 [The Mystery of Godliness]

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1837 JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. First Pirated Edition. Abolitionist Poems on Slavery & Liberty. Illustrated. Calvinism 16 [The Mystery of Godliness]A very nicely preserved true first edition of Whittier's influential volume of verse exclusively dedicated to the abolition of slavery. Issued before the licensed edition of 1838 without Whittier's permission. It begins, pre title with Cowper's Poem The Morning Dream regarding the angels battle against slave owners, accompanied by a fine engraving showing a slave owner shrinking in fear, whip at his feet, and two slaves in gratitude worshiping. It is